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Eu/S3/09/12/A European and External Relations EU/S3/09/12/A EUROPEAN AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE AGENDA 12th Meeting, 2009 (Session 3) Tuesday 3 November 2009 The Committee will meet at 10.15 am in Committee Room 1. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private. 2. China Plan inquiry: The Committee will take evidence from— Iain Smith MSP, Convener of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. 3. European Union matters of importance to Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from the following Scottish MEPs— Catherine Stihler MEP, and Ian Hudghton MEP, European Parliament. 4. Brussels Bulletin: The Committee will consider the Brussels Bulletin. 5. Impact of the financial crisis on EU support for economic development: The Committee will consider responses received to its report from the Scottish Government and the European Commission. 6. Treaty of Lisbon inquiry: The Committee will consider the approach to its inquiry. Lynn Tullis / Simon Watkins Clerks to the European and External Relations Committee Room TG.01 The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh Tel: 0131 348 5234 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] EU/S3/09/12/A The papers for this meeting are as follows— Agenda Item 2 Paper from the Clerk EU/S3/09/12/1 Agenda Item 3 Paper from the Clerk EU/S3/09/12/2 Agenda Item 4 Brussels Bulletin EU/S3/09/12/3 Agenda Item 5 Paper from the Clerk (Private Paper) EU/S3/09/12/4 (P) Agenda Item 6 Paper from the Clerk (Private Paper) EU/S3/09/12/5 (P) EU/S3/09/12/1 European and External Relations Committee 12th Meeting, 2009 (Session 3), Tuesday, 3 November 2009 China Plan inquiry Background 1. The Committee published its report on the inquiry into the Scottish Government’s China Plan on 10 October 2009. The main findings of the Committee’s inquiry into the Scottish Government’s China Plan are included at Annexe A. Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee 2. As part of its inquiry into international trade, Iain Smith MSP, Convener of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee, attended a SDI-led trade mission to China on 17-23 October 2009. The Committee’s inquiry will consider how the public sector supports Scottish businesses in trading internationally and how inward investment is attracted. 3. The Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee’s participation on the trade mission was arranged with a view to better understanding how Scottish companies find the support offered by SDI and also what the recipients of any trade mission feel are the benefits. 4. The Convener of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee has been invited to give evidence on his views and experiences during the trade mission to China. Committee Clerk November 2009 1 EU/S3/09/12/1 Annexe A Extract from the Committee’s 3rd Report, 2009 (Session 3): Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s China Plan (SP Paper 326) SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Coverage of the China Plan (paragraphs 13-35) The Committee believes that it is difficult to underestimate the importance of China as either an economic or political force in the future. It therefore welcomes the Scottish Government’s refreshed China Plan and the commitment of successive Scottish Governments to engage more with China. The Committee agrees that Scotland needs a China Plan and welcomes the China Plan’s focus on particular sectors and areas of expertise where Scotland has a true competitive edge in the global market. However, the Committee finds that the China Plan is lacking in some specific targets and falls short in some aspects of implementation. The Committee believes that the China Plan needs to connect with the wider UK strategy for engagement with China. There is no evidence that this has been achieved. The Committee welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to build on the links established by the previous Scottish administration in Shandong Province, but is unclear as to what tangible progress has been made in this respect. Objectives and targets of the China Plan (paragraphs 36-45) The China Plan needs some specific and ambitious targets. Too many of the existing targets seek only to “increase” activity. The Committee believes that there should be targets for business and academic collaboration and for attracting Chinese students to Scotland. The Committee is also concerned about the lack of financial information included in the China Plan and the lack of baseline figures for a number of objectives. The Committee recommends that the China Plan is revised to take account of these points, which will enable the delivery of the Plan to be properly measured and assessed in future. Implementation of the China Plan (paragraphs 46-95) The Committee has received significant evidence that the strategy outlined in the China Plan is not being delivered in a number of aspects— • Scotland has not yet established ‘visibility’ in China; • criticisms have been made of the ability of business support agencies, particularly Scottish Development International, to support Scottish businesses in China; 2 EU/S3/09/12/1 Annexe A • there appears to be an appetite amongst larger Scottish businesses to mentor smaller ones on trading with China, but this has not been exploited to date; • Scottish colleges are not on the list of recognised education providers, which disadvantages them in the Chinese market; • more support requires to be given to Scottish tourism businesses to give them the capacity to handle Chinese tourists, for example, the creation and distribution of ‘China-ready’ kits and accreditation with the China National Tourism Administration; • there are no direct flights between Scotland and China and, although the opportunity currently exists to develop them, this has not yet been taken up by the Scottish Government; • there is an opportunity for more sharing of experience of working with China, particularly amongst local authorities and through cross-sector working groups; and • there is scope to involve stakeholders more in the development of the Plan, particularly the ethnic Chinese business community in Scotland and Scottish SMEs. Other issues (paragraphs 96-117) The Committee recognises the particular situation in China where carrying out business requires political support and underpinning. The Committee considers, therefore, that there is a significant role for politicians in supporting the links which businesses, universities, colleges, local authorities and others are seeking to make with China. The Committee supports the work that Ministers from both the UK and Scottish Governments have undertaken in supporting trade missions to China and sees a continued need for such support if Scotland’s profile is to be raised. The Committee firmly believes that there is an obligation on politicians and indeed all those who do business with China to continue to raise the issue of the Chinese Government’s record on human rights. The Committee welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment set out in the China Plan to continue to raise concerns about human rights issues in China and urges the Government to continue to promote such issues at every available opportunity. 3 EU/S3/09/12/2 European and External Relations Committee 12th Meeting, 2009 (Session 3), Tuesday, 3 November 2009 European Union matters of importance to Scotland Background 1. At its meeting on 29 September 2009 the Committee considered the third Special Edition of the Brussels Bulletin. This Special Edition, attached as Annexe A, addressed the views of the six Scottish MEPs on the key issues of importance to Scotland likely to emerge within the new EU parliamentary term. 2. All Scottish MEPs were invited to give oral evidence to the Committee by video conference on the views expressed in the Special Edition. Catherine Stihler MEP and Ian Hudghton MEP will attend to give evidence. Recommendation 3. The Committee is invited to consider the views addressed in the third Special Edition of the Brussels Bulletin and in particular the views of the MEPs giving oral evidence. Committee Clerk November 2009 1 SUPPLEMENT SEPTEMBER 2009 IN THIS SUPPLEMENT: The new Parliament Introduction. Over the past 30 years, The view from Scotland’s MEPs since the first EU elections, the European Parliament has gained in power. The Alyn Smith reforms embedded in the Lisbon Treaty Ian Hudghton would see these powers extended still Struan Stevenson further, with co-decision becoming the George Lyon ‘ordinary legislative procedure’. Despite Catherine Stihler the increase in power and influence of the Parliament, voter turnout continues to fall, David Martin while many European citizens still see the ballot as a national poll on the success or Contact details otherwise of the party in government. The Political Groups. The new Parliament has 736 MEPs in total (down Confederal Group of the European United from 785 in the last Parliament) of which Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) has 32 72 are from the UK. Following the June MEPs. Together they have 30% of the poll, there are now seven political groups voting power of the Parliament in the Parliament (see table on page 2). The Alliance of Liberal and Democrats for Political groups are different from political Europe (ALDE), which includes the UK parties, since they must cross national Liberal Democrats, obtained 84 seats, boundaries. The groups therefore can while the Greens/European Free Alliance unite a diverse range of parties. Group (which includes the SNP) has 53 The new Parliament is dominated by MEPs. parties of the right - the European People’s Party (EPP), the new group of Prominent British MEPs. Within the European Conservatives and Reformists different political groups, three UK MEPs (ECR) which the British Conservative Party have been elected to senior positions: founded, and the Europe of Freedom and Nigel Farage chairs the EFD Group; Democracy Group (EFD) together Stephen Hughes (S&D, UK) as Vice- constitute almost 50% of the seats.
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